De Brageas

   Very little is known about de Brageas' first aircraft: it was developed by de Brageas, Bastier, and Sotinel in 1911 at Juvisy, and flown by Merle in October 1911. In March 1912 a second de Brageas monoplane, with a Darracq engine, appeared, and later in the year 8 monoplanes were reported sold to the Russian Army. By the end of the year 3 types were being described. The first 2 were a school machine and a touring machine; the third was larger, perhaps a 2-seater and probably of the same general appearance: rectangular wing with thick reflex airfoil, rectangular tailplane and 2 large elevators. The Nieuport-style undercarriage had the central spring leaf replaced by a flexible axle linked by streamlined struts to 2 spiral springs inside the fuselage. Below the pyramidal mast was a large windscreen which would seem to have largely obscured the pilot's view forward.
   8 de Brageas monoplanes served in the Russian air service, fitted with 24 hp Darracq, 35 or 45 hp Anzani engines, and "Farman-like" undercarriages and clipped wings for use as penguin groundtrainers.

   (School and touring machines: span: 8.88 m; wing area: 14 sqm; empty weight (with 30 hp Anzani): 220 kg; (with 40 hp Anzani): 245 kg)
  
   (Third type: span: 11 m; length: 6 m; wing area: 18 sqm; empty weight: 320 kg; speed: c 80 kmh; 40 hp 6-cylinder Anzani, or 30 hp Anzani)
  
   In 1913 de Brageas built another machine at Juvisy. It was a 2-seat pusher monoplane with a Canton-Unne engine, 2 tall radiators standing up on each side aft of the pilots, who sat side by side in a flattened streamlined nacelle. The tail was supported on an awkwardly shaped triangular-section framework.